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Southern Cross

noun

  1. Also called Cross. Astronomy. a southern constellation between Centaurus and Musca. Compare Northern Cross.
  2. U.S. History. the battle flag of the Confederate States of America.


Southern Cross

noun

  1. a small conspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere lying in the Milky Way near Centaurus. The four brightest stars form a cross, the longer arm of which points to the south celestial pole Formal namesCruxCrux Australis
  2. the flag flown at the Eureka Stockade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Southern Cross

/ sŭthərn /

  1. A constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Centaurus.


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Pattern Energy, a renewable energy company has proposed the Southern Cross transmission line that would connect Texas to the Southeast Electric Reliability Council.

Helen Clark, a former prime minister, suggested removing the Union Jack but keeping the Southern Cross on a blue background.

Greig launched a claim against Southern Cross Austereo in July, claiming it failed to maintain a safe workplace.

The men from the land of the Southern Cross are used to gorgeous sunsets, but never had we looked upon anything like this.

Before him, in the glimmering light of the mystic Southern Cross, the great river crept unctuously, silently to the sea.

With these words Robinson dived into the wood, steering due east by the Southern Cross.

Overhead, by the Southern Cross, a black patch shows in the sky.

I always did want to see the Southern Cross and the stars as big as gas-lamps.

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